The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 7, 2000 to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2000[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 1,131,999 46.74% 6 +1
Democratic 1,060,484 43.79% 4 -2
Independents/Write-ins 229,246 9.47% 1 +1
Totals 2,421,729 100.00% 11 —

District 1

Incumbent Representative Herb Bateman retired due to health concerns,[2] dying that September. Republican Jo Ann Davis won the open seat.

Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jo Ann Davis 151,344 57.50
Democratic Lawrence A. Davis 97,399 37.00
Independent Sharon A. Wood 9,652 3.70
Independent Josh Billings 4,082 1.60
Write-ins 537 0.20
Total votes 263,014 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edward L. Schrock 97,856 52.00
Democratic Jody M. Wagner 90,328 47.90
Write-ins 145 0.10
Total votes 188,329 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert C. Scott (inc.) 137,527 97.70
Write-ins 3,226 2.30
Total votes 140,753 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norman Sisisky (inc.) 189,787 98.90
Write-ins 2,108 1.10
Total votes 191,895 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Representative Virgil Goode ran for re-election as an Independent, switching from the Democratic Party.

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Virgil Goode (inc.) 143,312 67.38
Democratic John W. Boyd, Jr. 65,387 30.74
Independent Joseph S. Spence 3,936 1.85
Independent Others 70 0.03
Total votes 150,233 100.00
Independent gain from Democratic

District 6

Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Goodlatte (inc.) 153,338 99.30
Write-ins 1,145 0.70
Total votes 154,483 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent Representative Thomas J. Bliley Jr. retired. Republican Eric Cantor won the open seat.

Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Cantor 192,652 66.90
Democratic Warren A. Stewart 94,935 33.00
Write-ins 304 0.10
Total votes 287,891 100.00
Republican hold

District 8

Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Moran (inc.) 164,178 63.30
Republican Demaris H. Miller 88,262 34.10
Independent politician Ronald Crickenberger 3,483 1.10
Independent politician Richard Herron 2,805 1.30
Write-ins 471 0.20
Total votes 263,014 100.00
Democratic hold

District 9

Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Boucher (inc.) 137,488 69.80
Republican Michael Osborne 59,335 30.1
Write-ins 32 0.10
Total votes 196,855 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Republican Representative Frank Wolf ran for re-election. No Democrat filed to run, but two Independent candidates appeared on the ballot. Wolf won in a landslide, winning over 80% of the vote.

Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Wolf (inc.) 238,817 84.20
Independent politician Brian Brown 28,107 9.90
Independent politician Marc Rossi 16,031 5.70
Write-ins 682 0.20
Total votes 283,637 100.00
Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent Republican Representative Tom Davis ran for re-election. Davis defeated Democrat M.L. Corrigan with over 60% of the vote.

Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Davis (inc.) 150,395 61.90
Democratic M.L. Corrigan 83,455 34.30
Independent Robert K. McBridge 4,774 2.00
Independent C.W. Levy 4,059 1.70
Write-ins 285 0.10
Total votes 242,968 100.00
Republican hold

See also

References


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia